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After an April smoke-in at the White House, the Obama administration invited Washington, DC marijuana legalization advocates in for a meeting that shocked even those invited. The “bud summit,” as it was called, would have been a historic signal of the federal government’s interest in marijuana policy reform, as well as their new penchant for…

New marijuana industry caps approved by the Denver City Council on Monday, after weeks of haggling, will constrain expansion in the state’s largest market while providing new protections for saturated neighborhoods. While new caps on the number of stores and grow houses will strictly limit new businesses, the impact of the ordinance on existing locations…

Military veterans across the country will learn whether marijuana can treat post-traumatic stress disorder effectively after a Colorado-funded study received groundbreaking approval from the federal government this week. The go-ahead from the Drug Enforcement Administration is the first time that the agency has given permission to use raw marijuana in a placebo-controlled clinical trial on…

The states of Nebraska and Oklahoma are trying again to overturn marijuana legalization in Colorado, this time by asking to intervene in an ongoing court case. Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a proposed lawsuit brought against Colorado by the two states, leaving the states without a court to hear their complaints. Earlier this…

It was a solid week in the fight to legalize marijuana in the United States. Some of the most exciting news comes from Pennsylvania, where the state has officially become the twenty-fourth state in the nation to legalize a comprehensive medical marijuana program. Other highlights include momentum in the Illinois General Assembly to decriminalize marijuana…

On Jan. 23, 2016, I delivered a TED-style talk at the 2016 Virtual Cannabis Health Summit produced by Green Flower Media. You can see the full text of my remarks with pictures here and a video of my presentation here. Below are some highlights: I resolved to “leverage my privilege” and strive to make a…

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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, state Sen. Daylin Leach, D-17th Dist., and state Rep. Tim Briggs, D-149th Dist., joined about a dozen advocates of the medical marijuana bill Wolf recently signed into law in King of Prussia Tuesday to tout the new legislation and promise its swift implementation. The law, which passed with bipartisan support, will allow…

PIKETON, Ohio — Investigators found marijuana growing operations at three of four crime scenes where members of a Southern Ohio family were killed execution-style, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said Sunday. DeWine and Pike County Sheriff Charles Reader called the Friday slayings “methodical and well-planned,” but said at a news conference that investigators still don’t know how…

The Canadian Press – ONLINE EDITION By: Kevin Bissett, The Canadian Press Sunday, Apr. 24, 2016 at 2:01 PM OrganiGram CEO Denis Arsenault is pictured in a room of growing cannabis plants intended for the medical marijuana market at OrganiGram in Moncton, N.B., on April 14, 2016. OrganiGram is the only organic marijuana grower in…

MLive.com SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MI – Police seized 20 pounds of marijuana and other items after a search warrant was executed April 20 at a Shiawassee County dispensary. Detectives with the Mid-Michigan Area Group Narcotics Enforcement Team, or MAGNET, entered the Owosso Relief Center, 102 E. Corunna Ave., around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 20 for allegedly…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KXRM) — A report released by the Colorado Department of Public Safety now shows how legalizing marijuana has affected the state. It’s the first official report with local, state and federal data. >> Check out the full report here. When it comes to the impact of legalized marijuana on public safety, marijuana-related…

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